The 15-year-old victim told investigators that a former family member raped her on Friday, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. The investigators spoke to her Saturday at Northport Medical Center, where the girl had sought medical treatment.

James Pate, 25, was arrested and charged with first-degree rape on Sunday. He remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail Monday with bail set at $50,000.